The French Rugby Federation enlisted flight simulation engineers to create a $300,000 scrum machine that can be programmed to mimic the forces and movement of rival packs and even individual players.

“The simulator was designed to analyse the risk of scrum accidents, particularly spinal injuries, and thus improve player safety,” a statement issued from the Thales headquarters at Neuilly sur Seine ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. France's rugby and engineering prowess have come together in an unusual combination - a six-legged rugby robot intended to help improve ...

Rugby football is no sport for old men. This free-flowing British sport has been practiced since the 15th century—kind of a cross of American football and football (aka soccer), except that everybody ...